Effectiveness of an adapted diabetes nutrition education program on clinical status, dietary behaviors and behavior mediators in adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study evaluated the effectiveness of an adapted social-cognitive theory underpinned diabetes nutrition education program (NEP) on: clinical (HbA1c, BMI, blood lipids, blood pressure) and selected dietary behaviors (starchy foods and energy intake, vegetables and fruit intake) and behavior mediators (knowledge and diabetes management self-efficacy) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods

A tertiary hospital outpatient adults (40-70 years) with poorly controlled (HbA1c ≥ 8 %) T2DM were randomized to either intervention group (n = 39: NEP, 7-monthly group education sessions, bi-monthly follow-up sessions, 15-minute individual session, workbook + education materials) or control group (n = 38: education materials only). NEP aimed to im

SUBMITTER: Muchiri JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212224 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature